The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-16
AN lawful" CONVERSATION.

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How the Common Fault May be Cor
rected.
"Wcll, here am at last. I've been
an awful time coming, though Every
time / was just ready to get started
there was something else, to do, and
after was half way down the street
Gertie wanted to know where her slate
was. Children are horrid nuisance
sometimes" and Bella Townsend fan
ned herself energetically with her broad
straw hat, as she rested after her long
walk.
you look most tired to death, "said
Fannie, sympathetically, as she looked
at her friends heated face. 'Isn't it
elegant out this morning, thought
We've had such windy weather it's
just splendid to have day like this. |"
'Indeed it is" agreed Bella. II
was awfully hot before started, or I
wouldn't have minded the sun so much.
l was baking a cake, and the kitchen
was so hot / was most melted before l
got out of it"
"Did your cake turn out all rightP"
asked Fanne.
"Oh, yes; it's just lovely. made n
layer cake and put cocoanut over it,
and it's awfully stylish looking.
hope Eta Grants won't take the shine
off it tonight at the sociable."
II don't believe it WILL" returned
Fannie, consolingly. "Did you notice
what n sweet bonnet she had on yes
tcrday? 1t was too cute for any thing
in front suppose her aunt brought
it to her, for know she didn't get it
made here"
Her wrap was just magnificent,
too" returned Bella. ''It's SO plain,
too. l know the material couldn't
have cost much, and the trimmings are
cheap, but 1 suppose it's because it fits
her that it looks SO WE'LL"
a"She's awfully homely when she
isn't fixed up any, but she did look nice
yesterday" said Fannie. .Her mother
is horrid looking. She never. has bit
of style, so it's no wonder Eta hasn't
got much. She's toying to make up to
tile new minister, believe"
Its no use for her to try,' said
Bella, scornfully, "he wouldn't look at
her. Isn't he lovely, thought"
He is so, and he breaches awfully
pretty sermons. Did you see the sun
set last night?" t,f
mo, didn't notice it. What about
itp' ai...
"Oh, it was just lovely; all bright
and red. May Harmon said it remind
ell her of Switzerland
II didn't know she was back already.
Did sh' have nice timer ,,uti
just elegant, she says. The scenery
was awfully lovely, and she had grand
fun all the time she was gone"
lit will be horribly dull to settle
down ut home again after all her trav-
els" taii f
''Yes, it will be Just terrible for her.
You just ought to see the dresses she's
brought home. They're splendid, and
then she has lovely bonnets to go with
each of them"
at must be elegant to have so much
money, wish had some of it. )"
but you wouldn't want your grand
father to die to get it?''
mo, of course not. By the way,
didn't the minister make real cute
address at little Lottie Miller's funeral
the other day?" +''
'Why. Bella Townsend! I never
heard such an awful thing in all my
life! TO think of calling funeral ad-
dress cute!"
''Oh, well, I didn't mean just that.
You know what 1 meant. 1t was
pretty. and so appropriate; I didn't
mean to call it cute, but you, know
that's my great word" .a,...s
ut did sound too funny for anything,
though. Have some caramels? They're
lovely and fresh. Sometimes Dana has
awfully stale ones" iitaa sva}l
'I'll take some to eat on the way,
for ! must be going now. I've got
fearful walk before me, up to the store.
and then all the way back home. I'll
be most dead by the time get there.
Goodbye. I
'Good-bye." e..
An ovcrdrawn conversation, do you
say' Not at all. 1t is II real CONVEX
sation between two young girls who
held enviablc places in the graduating
class of II seminary, and who are per-
fectly conyersant with tho meaning
and proper application of all the adjec-
tivcs they use, or misuse, so freely. OF
course they know better, but their
habit of misapplying the adjectves
they use comes from carclessness.
1t Is Il common fault even with we'll
educated people, to fall into the way of
using words in ordinary conversation
that are not ut all applicable in the
sense In which they use them. There
is no habit more easily formed, or more
difficult TO break, MS you will soon dis
cover. If you ever undertake the lat
ter task.
Tho word "awful," for example, sig
nitics awe-inspiring, or full of awe, yet
we often hear conversation freely in
tcrlarded with it., when Its use is. to
say the least, senseless. lawfully low
ly, " "awfully hot, :" awfully tired"
arc frequent expressions, and are un-
consciously used, oftentimes.
Girls, II you would speak pure Eng